Order holder for film hangers



Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,157,

A. E. NELSON ORDER HOLDER FOR FILM HANGERS INVENTOR. AndreWEMls'on,

r and more particularly to photographic film Patented Aug. 7, 192 3.

ANDREW E. NELSON, or MASON crry, IOWA.

ORDERVHOLVDER r03 FILM HANGERS.

Application filed May 18,

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that LANDREW E. NELSON,

. a citizen of the United States of America,

residin at Mason City, in the county of Cerro dordo'and State of Iowa, have invented :certainv new and useful Improvements in Order Holders for Film Hangers,

of-which' lthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification. Y

This invention relates to; photography,

handling racks whichv are used for holding 'filrn' for treatment in the various bathsand for drying. One object of my invention is to provide an order holder for such a film "rack. Another object is to provide an order holder which will keep the order'dry during the film treatmentsri Another object is to provide a drainage channel between the order holder and the film rack. Another ob.- ject is to provide aplate to protect the order.

Other objects will appear hereinafter from the specification, th novel feature being fully pointed outrin thefclaims at theend of the specification. p r

My present .invention is particularly 1 adapted for use witha film hanger of the type shown in Patent No. 1,089,916, Fisher,

Mar. 10, 1914, and-it is shown, by way of illustration, as being applied to this hanger, although it is-obv'ious that it is equally well suited to hangerswhich arehung in different positlons for the various film treatments.

In the drawings,"in which like reference characters denote like parts throughout:

Fig. 1 'isa perspective view of an order holder constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invening the drying position.

tion; 7 a 7 Fig. 2- is a side elevation thereof; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the order holder in drainage position. I

In this instance the hanger, as described in the Fisher patent, consists'of two bars 1 and 2 hinged at one end by a link 3 and having at the opposite end a pin 4 on one bar co-operating with a keyhole slot 5 on the other bar to form alock. There are at the last named end apertures 6, 6 in the bars by; which the hanger can besupported upon a rod R as is shownin Fig.2, this be- The films F are supported by clasps 7, of which there are a series on each bar, pivoted to swing thereon from the position shown in Fig. .1 to that of the baths the'hanger 'showninFig. 1.

drip from the clasps 1922. Serial 1101623112.

F lil the film is to be treated iv in the various baths, as, for developing, fixing, washing-,etc, the hanger is supported upon .a rod R which, passes under the hook-v like ,portion 'lo. If desirable, to. raise the hanger in the bath, thehanger maybe sup-.

ported by arod R" which passes betweenbars 1; and 2 beneath the. link 3; so that for 1 Iflrovi le an order holder, here shown as a portion of whichll'forms one jEtW;Of the is held in the position i paper-clip 8, pivotedat 9 to a plate 10,. a.

clip. A. spring 12 encircling pintle 9Jnor-[T mally presses thejaws closed in alwell known manner. The plate 10 is supported at an angle toithe connectingplate 13: which may be riveted at 1 1 to one ofthe bars whichgcarry the film. clips, here shown as 1'.

This, angular: connectionforms a drainage channel 15 between the plate 10 and the sup-.

porting plate, asis best shownin Fig. .3, the

object beingtto keep moisture from the order .9 which is held by the holder I8.-- 11. further provides a hook by which the hanger may be suspended inthe various baths.

The, operation of my device is. as follows:

*VVhenfilm is'reeeived a elerk'writes uponya' numbered order blank Q the necessary directions together with any other desirable data. As the film F accompanyingthe order is placedin the clips .7 for treatment, .the

ordereis likewise placed in holder 811. 1

The film-is then 'treated'in the necessary dei veloping, fixing,'washing and in any other desirable baths, being supported from a rod vIR" or R in an upright position, as is shown 7 After the final washing the in Fig. 1. hanger is reversed (Fig. 2) and hung up for drying upon a rod R, in which position the films'F extend from the sides of bars 1 and 2 due to the positions assumedby the clasps 7.

In the drying position water will drain down bars v1 and 2 and connecting plate 13. The water on side 16 of this plate will drain ioo outthrough the channel 15 and drip from 1 the sides, as isshown in Fig. 3. The plate 10 protects order 0 from water which may 7, so that the jaws 8,

11 will always'be kept dry and the order 0 held thereby will be protected from all moisture throughout the various steps in preparing the completed negatives.

I also contemplate providing the order holders separate from the hangers, an that hangers now on themalket can be equipped by simply attaching the connecting member to the hanger.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire to'secure by nt: ters Patent is:

1. In an order holder for film hangers, the combination of an order-engaging member, ofa support having one endfor carry-- ingthe order-engaging member, and the other end adapted to be fastened to a film hanger, and a bend in the support whereby the order-engaging member is held at an angle to that part of the support which is adapted to be fastened to the film hanger.

2. In an order holder for film hangers, the combination oi" an order-holding clip, of a supporting member, the clip being operatively connected to one end of the support, the other end or" the support being adapted to beconnected to a film hanger, and the in termediate portion of the support comprising a. lioolcshaped metal plate, whereby an order in the clip is held at an angle to that portion of the support adapted to engage the film hanger.

3. In a' -device for treating film, the com bination with a film hanger adapted to be hung .in difi'erent positions for the fluid treatment of film and for drying the film, of an. orderholder therefor, a support for the order holder having one end for carry ing the holder and the other end for engaging the film hanger, means onthe support for deflecting the drainage from the film hanger away from the order-held by the holder when the, hanger is positioned for drying the film.

4'. In 'a device-for treating film, the combination with a film hanger adaptedxto be hung in 'diflerent positions for the fluid treatment, of film andfor drying the film,

of an order holder therefor, a support for the order holder comprising a fiat plate bent between its ends to form a drainage channel, o,ne end carrying the order holder, and the other end engaging the film hanger, whereby the drainage from the film hanger will drop from the drainage channel thus retaining the order held by the holder in a dry condition.

5. In a device for treating film in fluid baths and for drying film, the combination with a hanger adapted to be hung in one position for the fluid treatment and reversed for film drying, of an order holder, a bent support for the order holder connected to the hanger, a fiat plate included in the support upon one side of which the order holder is mounted, the bent support forming-a hook by which the hanger is supported for the fluid treatments and by which the order is held above the fluid, and when the hanger is reversed for drying, the bent support positions the order holder .beneath the fiat plate to one side of the drainage from the hanger. V

6.. In a device for treating film the combination with a film hanger adapted to be hung in one. position for the treatment of thefilm iniluid, and in another position for the drying of the film, of an order holder, connections between the order holder and the film hanger including a bent mem her, this member serving as'a hook for sus pending the film hanger in its fiuid-treating position and as a, means for holding the or der away from the drainage from the hanger when in its film-drying position, whereby the order will be held away from the fiuidin both ositions of the hanger.

Signed at Mason City, Iowa, this 12th day of May 1922.

ANDREW E. NELSON. 

